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AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsJohn E.. Lopata, Augusto P. Panella, Arindum Dutta, Jeoffrey Urbanowski
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Systems for power delivery to an integrated circuit include a decoupling capacitance located in a connector that is formed as a socket, or frame for the IC. The power delivery system delivers power to the IC along various surfaces thereof by way of a plurality of discrete capacitors that are supported by a socket-style connector. The socket-style connector has an insulative body portion that is mounted to a circuit board and has a recess defined thereon that receives the IC therein. A plurality of capacitors are integrated with the body portion and, each of the capacitors supplies a desired amount of power to the IC. The capacitors are charged by way of leads on the circuit board that bring power to current to the capacitors and then are discharged as the IC draws power from the socket such that the capacitors form a power reservoir integrated with the socket, thereby eliminating the need for mounting such capacitors on the circuit board near the IC and freeing up space on the circuit board.
A socket for an integrated circuit, comprising:
The power decoupling connector of claim 16, wherein said non-power terminals are chosen from the group consisting essentially of pin gird array terminals, land grid array terminals and ball grid array terminals.
A power decoupling connector for attaching an integrated circuit to a circuit board, the integrated circuit having a defined shape with opposing top and bottom surfaces, the bottom surface thereof including a plurality of conductive traces for conducting electrical signals and electrical power to and from said integrated circuit, the decoupling connector comprising:
A power transfer connector for conveying power from a power supply to an integrated circuit(“IC”), the IC incorporating a plurality of power and non-power circuits in a body portion thereof, the IC body portion including a plurality of conductive portions disposed thereon leading to said power and non-power circuits, the connector comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.